I had to do the math 3 times. This car is 74 years old. And it runs. I hope *I* can still be running when I'm 74! Thank you Mr. Jennings, you're doing a fantastic job. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. 👍 👍
Brother, a lotta channels try to bring back old cars from the dead. But only YOU will attempt to revive a SKELETON! 😆 Bless yer heart for tryin to save em anyway.
So fun to hear the old girl cough and sputter to life after so long. You’ve got mad skills bringing these old metal souls back. Great sense of humor too! Enjoying each one and rooting for you to get a pop…then a spin…then a rough idle…how fun when we could work on our cars ourselves. Thanks for the trip back in time
When I heard you say it had the "rear end delete package"I knew I"d like this video.PB blaster rules.I learned something too.I didn"t know you could check for spark without the engine turning over-great vid!
Desoto was a separate division of Chrysler. Like Dodge and Plymouth. Same engines same trans. I think it Was a positive ground six volt system. Most Chrysler products were at the time.
Jeepers sir it’s a pile rust you made it alive ,,after fifty years ,,not like some cosy car repair channel s ,,that was real !, so well done sir your a master mechanic 🤷🏼♂️👍🤗
There is something about seeing these old vehicles start after not having run in years. This one looked hopeless. Great job and glad you got it started even if it wasn't for long.
I remember my grandpa telling me stories about his old cars before he passed away and his 2nd car was a 48 Desoto like this one except his was black. He didn’t remember much about it but he said it rode better than any other car he drove. Thank you for bringing back memories
Bro thanks for bringing these old cars back to life, not all of them make it but they sure want to try, cars have a soul I don't care what anyone says...
My first car was a 1948 DeSoto. Bought it back in about 1960 when I was stationed at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station near Oak Harbor, Washington. Rebuilt the engine myself and enjoyed driving all around the area for two years, then sold it when I got out in August of 1962.
Keep in mind that is is only a "semi automatic", but this was said to make DeSoto have a big advantage in the taxi cab business since you can go in stop and go heavy traffic without using the clutch.
Thanks for sharing this! I love first start and junkyard rescue videos. But, using too much starter fluid can wash down the cylinders…. That would be a really cool car to get back on the road. 😊
I was about to fix up my dad's 1947 Desoto but it wasn't meant to be. We were towing it to the garage with a tow bar and logging chain behind my dad's pick up truck to start working on it and I was sitting in the drivers seat keeping it straight in line with the truck when I was hit by a drunk diver. The car was built like a Sherman tank but it was a total loss. Thanks to the heavy construction I walked away but the other car was destroyed. Thankfully the other driver was not hurt either. When I saw this video pop up I just had to watch it. Wow, what could have been if we had been able to restore it. It was a two door version where this is a 4 door. Same exact engine though.
Yeah drunks don't deserve anything, hardly a loss if they'd died. The car was definitely a bigger loss, I'm sorry you weren't able to get your dad's truck up and running. I'm sure she would have been beautiful.
Condolences. My understanding is insurance or lawsuits should first be value of car… next what remains is parts for use or sales. I suppose no insurance… who would think! Does go to show if you buy a new car on a lot, insure it before heading home. Hope you try again. By insure a car on lot, I’m talking a driver.. who’d insure a car in a field or barn?!
That's too bad. Wish you had got a chance to fix your dad's car. This damn drunk at the very least deserved time in the slammer. Glad tho that you walked away unhurt. Can't say I wished the same for the drunkard.
I had a 49' Dodge one ton with a similar sized flathead six. If I remember it was about a 230 cid motor. I had an oil filter cartridge on the top end as well. I always had good luck with Mopars but I often heard from my bowtie freinds that a Chrysler will either start or it won't and that starter kicking out reminds me of many cold starts on my 76' Dodge. Yup, that's just the way they are. Tough luck on that DeSoto and thanks for the upload.
Great video brother! I've used leaf blowers to clean off engine bays and I took a piece of copper tubing and taped off the wide mouth of the blower down to the opening of the pipe.
It's fun to watch you get these old cars running. I've always been fascinated with old cars in fields and woods. When I was a kid visiting my family in Pennsylvania we'd always play in those giant junkyards that were everywhere. It was a blast. I'm near DEE-troit and work at the factory where we make Mustangs. My favorites current ones are the Mach 1 and the Cobra. I'm 1972 my grandfather gave my brother his 1952 Pontiac Chieftain that I wanted! It came with enough spare parts to rebuild the car a couple times. My brother sold the dad-gum thing for $75 about 6 months later which pissed off my grandfather and me too! I've always wanted to have a '52 Pontiac since then but now I'm 64 years old and know I won't have time to do that. So if you happen to find one I'd love to see you get it running. Just make sure you change the oool, and get good spark from the dad-gum coool. Just be careful not to set it on farr! ;-)
when i was 18, a man gave me a 49 dodge for some work i did on his house. it had been sitting for quite a while under an apple tree. ANTS made a nest in the front floor, but the inside was not bad shape. the car had a transmission that was part standard and part auto. a clutch was needed for 1st to 2n or reverse. once in 2nd it would shift auto to hi. was hard to get use to. after a while, it broke down and i sold it to a guy that used it for stock car racing..
My neighbor has a 1970 Camaro Z28 that's been sitting over 20 yrs. It has the 302 mtr n 4spd trans. It just sits there molested by time. Spider webs n dirt sitting in the drive way. I wish I could get it started up n hear that mouse roar again. He doesn't worry about the car. He's 70yrs young. I really like your video👍 ✌️
These videos make me nostalgic. Pulling some old junker out of someone's back yard, getting it running and driving. How I got most of my cars back in the late 70's-early 80's. Not that I don't like driving a newer car, one that starts every time and has working heat and a radio. But just the idea of saving something that otherwise would have gone to scrap. I miss those days.
thanks... too short - editing is great but we love what you do so keep it half an hour at least! Great fun to see an old desoto come to life :-) Too bad it's not a 44... those headlights were cool
Got a car very much like this one (wheels intact though haha) that i'm restoring. Its my first car that wasn't still making cars into the 2000s, and i find myself often wondering what DeSoto and the other cars like it would have been doing in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
Hey, this is also me just my car channel. The plan for the '48 DeSoto Custom Sedan is: its 1976 and I've pulled it from out behind the gas station on the road out of town. I am a 25 year old hot rodder with a love for built muscle cars and the fancy "SuperFly" Cadillacs in New York City. These will inspire my build.
I like to use two stroke on old engines especially when they struggle at first to build compression. I'll mix it up and use that in the pony tank for a bit.
The 3.8 is a good engine for sure but a 2000s whatever still won't start decades from now. There are too many sensors to fail as well as too much electrical.
